{"product_id":"britain-and-state-formation-in-clive-jones-9780367892050","title":"Britain and State Formation in Arabia 1962-1971: From Aden to Abu Dhabi","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf a century ago, Britain abandoned Aden, its last colonial outpost in the Arab world as its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattempt to establish a new polity foundered amid a rising tide of Arab nationalism, tribal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einfighting and anti-colonial sentiment that eventually gave rise to the establishment of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Yemen. Yet just over three years later in 1971, a new state, the United Arab Emirates, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eemerged in Arabia, formed from the old Trucial states over which Britain had long held\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esway. At a time when state failure and fragmentation has become synonymous with much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Middle East and where the very idea of sovereignty and legitimacy have become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtested issues, this comparative historical study of the varied British attempts at state\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecreation on the Arabian peninsula offers important insights into the limits of external ambition, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas well as the possibilities that great power retrenchment offered to the peoples of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eregion. The legacy of British influence in Aden and Abu Dhabi still very much resonates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoday; this volume explains why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clive Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367892057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367892050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Clive Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086551724287,"sku":"9780367892050","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34ed52d6-8734-4cf6-9f4b-5edc37508644.jpg?v=1769095328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/britain-and-state-formation-in-clive-jones-9780367892050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}